JORVIK Viking Centre

PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent flood damage, JORVIK Viking Centre will be closed until further notice.

At JORVIK Viking Centre travel back 1000 years and visit the Vikings of JORVIK. Explore York's Viking history exactly where our archaeologists found the remains of the original Viking-Age City of 'Jorvik'. Journey through the reconstruction of Viking-Age streets as they would have been in the year 975AD. See over 800 of the items discovered on site and meet the famous JORVIK Vikings in our three exciting exhibitions.

Venue Type:

Museum, Heritage site

Opening hours

PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent flood damage, JORVIK Viking Centre will be closed until further notice.

Discounts

English Heritage

Additional info

Due to health and safety regulations, only one wheelchair user can be in JORVIK at any one time. Wheelchair users should book in advance to avoid having to wait by calling our Reservations department on 01904 615505.

Everything in JORVIK Viking Centre is based on archaeological evidence unearthed during the Coppergate excavations undertaken between 1979 and 1981 by York Archaeological Trust. Archaeologists started digging on the site of an old sweet factory and unearthed remains of 10th century Viking-age buildings that were surrounded by moist, spongy layers of earth similar to that of a peat bog. In total an incredible 40,000 objects were uncovered by excavating 36,000 layers and sieving 8 tonnes of soil!

Collection details

Archaeology

Key artists and exhibits

Viking sock

Viking ice skate

Viking jewellery

Viking shoes

Viking wood-working tools

Viking combs

Exhibition details are listed below, you may need to scroll down to see them all.

Exhibition (temporary)

Jorvik: Life and Death

21 May 2016 — 21 January 2017 *on now

Located on the site of the medieval St Leonard’s Hospital, now home to the newly-refurbished York Theatre Royal, this intriguing exhibition explores the practices of those involved in providing care and remedies in the Viking period and the years that followed.

Artefacts and human remains from JORVIK reveal details about sanitation and health in the Viking city of Jorvik. With cesspits for toilets, residents would have been susceptible to all manner of diseases and parasites, with human waste uncovered by archaeologists giving us a fascinating insight into the lives of the Vikings and the things that were living in them!

Suitable for

Family friendly

Where

York Theatre RoyalSt Leonard's PlaceYorkNorth YorkshireYO1 7HDEngland

Website

Jorvik: Home and Abroad

25 June 2016 — 28 February 2017 *on now

Working in partnership with York Museums Trust, The JORVIK Group invites you to discover the hustle and bustle of Viking York in this special exhibition devoted to the lifeblood of the city of Jorvik; international trade.

There is also the chance to see a replica Viking-Age Longship, fully kitted out for a trade voyage and the opportunity to get an up-close look at precious artefacts from JORVIK itself, all saved from the flooding of December 2015.

Suitable for

Family friendly

Where

York St Mary’sCoppergate WalYorkNorth YorkshireYO1 7FREngland

Admission

Adult £5 | Conc. £3 | Kids Go Free (0-15)

Website

Jorvik: Treasures and Belief

27 July 2016 — 1 January 2017 *on now

Aptly located in the Undercroft of York Minster, home to fine examples of Early Medieval Christian art, including the Horn of Ulf and the York Gospels, this exhibition will uncover the cultural factors at play as the Viking citizens of York got to grips with a new religion whilst trying to keep hold of the beliefs from the old faith.

With artefacts from the JORVIK collection on display for the first time since December 2015 in the treasury at York Minster and Viking hosts on hand to guide you through this critical moment in our history, this exhibition is a unique experience in York this summer.

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Telephone

Prebooking

01904 615505

Fax

01904 627097

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